A New Life Chapter 5

Angel, Wesley and Gunn, headed out onto the streets to find the demon. Wesley only feared that they wouldn't get the heart but that they would kill it. Angel lead Wes and Gunn to the last spot he encountered the demon.

"He'll find me," Angel said. "He'll want to fight," he explained.

"So, you have "back up" this time" the demon said from behind them. They turned to see it. Wesley was surprised at how ugly it was.

"Yes, and we plan to kill you, so can we just fight and get it over with" Angel threatened.

"Haha, you think you're going to kill me?" the demon questioned. "I will eviscerate your friends before they can even touch me" he warned.

"I don't' think so" Angel said holding up his dagger and charging into the demon. It wailed in pain and stepped back as Angel withdrew his dagger from its gut. Gunn fired at the demon with the flamethrower and it roared and backed away. The demon grunted and charged at the group. Wesley tried to stab it with his sword to slow it down, but he only tossed Wesley aside like a scrap piece of paper, and charged for Angel. Wesley immediately stood and headed over to where Gunn was standing. Then as Gunn fired at it again, Angel charged with his dagger. The fire blinded the demon and Angel approached from the back, stabbing it unexpectedly. It howled in pain again.

"If you want your little friend to live, I would back off," he warned as he closed his eyes.

Meanwhile as the guys were fighting, Lorne was preparing the spell and watching over Fred. A he finished setting it up, Fred began to toss. Thinking she was going to wake up, Lorne rushed over to her.

"Fred" he called. She just moaned, and then screamed as cuts formed on her body. "Oh, God" Lorne said he looked at her. Then she stopped and lay still again. Lorne hurried to get the first aid kit. As he began healing Fred, he grabbed the phone to call Angel.

"No, they're probably fighting now. This will just have to wait," he said as he hung up the phone and minded back to Fred.

"There all done" the demon said as he opened his eyes. He began to laugh and Angel threw the dagger at its head. It groaned in pain and fell to its knees. Angel pulled out the dagger and continued to stab it. It finally fell to the ground. Angel cut at it to get to its heart and then pulled it out.

"This job is just too gross" Angel said as he placed the heart in a bag Wesley held open. Then Angel finished him off and chopped of its head.

"That's for laughing at me," Angel said as he backed up and the demon evaporated.

"Let's go," Gunn said as they headed to Angel's car. Wesley sped to his apartment. When they arrived they all got out and raced to Fred.

"Lorne" Wesley called as he entered the bedroom. He went over to Fred.

"Hey, she's getting worse, you have the heart" he asked.

"Yes," Wesley said holding it up.

"Great" Lorne said as he took it squeezed some of the blood into a bowl and poured some other mystical ingredients in the bowl as well. He began an incantation and light glowed from the bowl and hovered over Fred. Lorne sat Fred up and poured the liquid into her throat. Fred began to cough and finally opened her eyes. She looked around dazed and a little confused. She saw Lorne holding her and her friends surrounding her. "Fred?" Lorne called. She turned to him and he placed the bowl on the side table. She smiled a little at him and then gave him a hug. He embraced her smiling. Then Wesley rounded the bed as Lorne stood and backed away. Wesley sat next to her.

"Wesley" she said as she grabbed hi and hugged him tightly tears forming in her eyes. She closed her eyes as they cascading down her face. She pulled away and smiled. Wesley wiped away a few tears and kissed her cheek.

"I was so scared" Wesley said staring into her eyes and caressing her cheek.

"Me too" she whispered as she hugged him again. Then she pulled back suddenly. "Did you kill it? Are you okay?" she asked. Wesley smiled. She always asked about him, even after she'd been hurt or attacked.

"Of course" he said smiling. She smiled back.

"Good" she said. She looked to Angel. "So I take it you chose right then" she said smiling.

"I guess so" Angel replied.

"So you got your reward then" Fred asked. They all looked at her puzzled.

"What are you talking about?" Wesley asked.

"Angel's reward. He chose the right side, so he should be rewarded" she finished.

"Ha, it doesn't always work that way" Angel said laughing a bit.

"No, I saw it in my vision" she said.

"You did?" Angel asked. "What happened to me?" he asked approaching the bed.

Fred closed her eyes trying to go back and remember the vision. They could see her eyes moving under her eyes lids. Her forehead crinkled as she concentrated on the vision.

"I see, Angel. He's standing over the demon. I'm presuming after he killed it" she began. Wesley looked up to Angel and Gunn then back to Fred. They all inched towards her bed. "Then the demon evaporated. Angel began to glow, but he's not ion the street. He's . . .in his room" she finished as she looked up. "This doesn't make sense," she said grabbing her head.

"Well, maybe he'll be rewarded later" Wesley said.

"No, it's going to happen soon" Fred replied.

"You rest now, and I'll be back in a few minutes. Fred lay back down and cuddled under the covers. Wesley led every one out of her room.

"Angel, I think she's right, but I'm not sure when you're supposed to receive this 'reward'" Wesley said.

"Well, her vision is choppy, but what visions aren't", Angel said.

"Well, I suggest we all get some rest and figure it out in the morning" Wesley said.

"I second that" Lorne said as he grabbed his jacket and left.

"Well, I should be heading home too" Gunn said. "See you all tomorrow" he said leaving.

"I'll go off too, but meet me in my office first thing in the morning" Angel said. Wesley nodded as he exited and he closed the door. He turned to head back to the bedroom. He gazed at Fred form the frame of the door. He smile at her, thanking God she was okay. Then he walked over and crawled into bed as well, kicking off his shoes and he nestled close to Fred. She moaned and cuddled up close to him as well. She son fell into deep sleep and Wesley just watched her. He couldn't seem to fall asleep. He was still shaken from the events of that night and of what could have happened to Fred. He closed his eyes trying not to think about it, but all he could see was the demon hurting Fred. He opened his eyes again and glanced down at Fred. Her forehead was crinkled as if in pain. He wanted to smooth out the lines and fears in her mind. He caressed her cheek and she began to stir. He had to intention of waking her up, but realized he did. She yawned and looked up into his deep blue eyes. She smiled but noticed fear in his eyes, like he was scared even though everything was over. She knew her vision would worry him for a long time, until he got used to them. She sat up a bit.

"What's wrong?" she asked tenderly. He looked into her eyes.

"I just can't sleep." He said looking down. She lifted his chin with her hand.

"Wesley. I know something wrong" she said.

"I just can't get past that the demon have hurt you very badly, even killed you" he said nervously.

"But I'm fine and you, Gunn and Angel killed it" she said trying to reduce his worry.

"I know, but if anything every happened to you, I don't know what I'd do" he said.

"Well, let's not dwell on it okay?" she said trying to lighten the mood.

"Alright, but then there's Angel's reward which I don't know what it is or when" he said.

"Come on, let's go back to bed, worry about it in the morning" she said laying back down, resting her head on his chest. He smiled at her. She always knew how to make him feel better. He finally was able to sleep after about an hour of trying to fall asleep.

The next morning, his alarm clock buzzed at him to wake up. Before he could hit it, it stopped. He looked over and Fred had hit it and then rolled over to go back to sleep. He smiled and rolled over to wrap his arms around her. She smiled and turned to snuggled into his side.

"Fred?" he said gently. She whimpered. "We have to get up" he said. She opedn her eyes and began to sit up.

"Do I have to?" she asked, a slight whine in her voice.

"You are head of your department" he said smiling. "So I would go in for a little lwhile at least" he said.

"Alright" she said pulling off the covers and getting up.

They arrived at the office a little after nine o'clock and headed to Angel's office.

"Hey guys" Angel greeted as they entered. "How are you doing Fred?" he asked rounding his desk and sitting on the edge.

"Oh, I'm fine and thank you for killing that thing" she said sitting in a chair. Angel smiled at her then looked up to Wesley.

"So, have nay idea about this reward?" Angel asked.

" I don't know. I think we'll have to wait and see what happens" Wesley said.

"Well, I guess I'll talk to you guys later in the day" he said standing.

"Right, I'm going to look into it and try to find out what I can" Wesley said. Fred stood and opened the door as she exited followed by Wesley.

"Wes" Fred began.

"Yes" Wesley replied as he closed the door and walked up to her.

"I was wondering, can I come to your office today" she asked.

"Of course" he said as he wrapped an arm around her waist. "Don't you have a meeting today though at eleven?" Wesley asked. Fred suddenly stopped and slapped her head. "What, vision?" Wesley asked.

"No, I have to go get my presentation ready" she said. "I have to go to my office" she said as she kissed him goodbye and ran to her office.

Fred hurried around her office trying to get everything ready for the meeting. She had less than two hours and totally forgot about because of everything that had happened in the last couple of days.

As Fred was finishing up, she hit print on her computer. She heard printer turn on and begin processing. She was glad she finished in time with a few minutes to spare. She stood to get the papers and walked over to the printer. As she picked up her report, dizziness and pain washed over her entire body. She dropped the papers and grabbed her head. Stumbling into her desk she fell to the floor. She screamed in agony as she thrashed on the floor. Flashes of Angel and the rest of the group passed through her mind. When they finally stopped, she passed out on the floor, from the pain.

In conference room 214, men in white coats were sitting in chairs around a large oval shaped table. One man at the head of the table looked to his watch.

"Well, I guess Miss Burkle won't be joining us today" Mr. Fortman said. Some men put their heads down and others nodded in agreement. "So, meeting dismissed, I'll talk to Miss Burkle about her absence later" he said as he stood, collected his materials and exited. The other men followed out also and proceed to what they were doing before. As Mr. Fortman was walking down the hall, Wesley spotted him.

"Mr. Fortman" Wesley called.

"Hello, Mr Wyndam Pryce" he greeted extending his hand. Wesley accepted it and shook his hand.

"The meeting is over?" Wesley asked glancing at his watch. "it's only 11:25" he informed him.

"I know, Miss Burkle never showed and I have other appointments I must attend" he said. "Good, to see you again" he said as he passed him. Wesley was surprised to hear Fred didn't show up. He proceeded to his office to call Fred. Even if she forgot this morning she would be on time or be there within 10 minutes. He entered his office and dialed her extension. It rang several times, no answer, so he hung up. He ran his hand through his hair. He figured she went to the conference room to find out no one was there and was heading back now.

Mean while, Fred was still unconscious on the floor of her office. Fred began to wake up with a throbbing headache. She began to open her eyes and realized that was not going to happen. She laid back down and grabbed her head as she began to cry and whimper softly. She figured it was way past eleven but wasn't too concerned with the time. She closed her eyes for a few minutes when she heard the phone ring. The ring made her headache worse. She cover her ears with her hands and closed her eyes tight. It finally stopped and she took away her hands. She tried opening her eyes again. She pushed the pain aside and glanced around. She noticed a few papers on the floor. She tried rolling onto her back, but moaned as her body protested the movement. Suddenly, she heard a knock at the door. She just wanted to tell them to go away, but then she heard a familiar voice. She tried to tell Wesley to come in, but couldn't speak loud enough.

Wesley headed to fred's office after calling a again and receiving no answer. He knocked and there was no answer he tried the handle but it was locked.

Fred realized when Wesley didn't come in that the door was locked. She was going to get up to open the door but as she sat up, she fell to the floor again. Raising her head didn't help. She started to cry again.

Wesley slammed into the door, trying to break in down, or at least get in.

Fred flailed on the ground, as pain emerged in her head again. She couldn't understand why this vision was so bad, but all she knew was she wanted the pain to end. Wesley paused for a second and could hear Fred weeping softly. He knew something was definitely wrong and he need to get her. He finally kicked down the door. He rushed in to see Fred on the floor. He knelt next to her trying to compose her. She kept shaking on the ground. She looked up with tears spilling over.

"Wesley" she whispered. He had a look of terror on his face and he cradled Fred in his arms. She fell into his lap and held onto his shirt. He wrapped his arms around her and tired to hush her.

"Shh" he kept saying trying to calm her down.

"I . . saw Angel, he was . . .umm" she began.

"Shhh, don't worry about it right now" he said. Wesley waited until Fred calmed down and then he picked her up and placed her in a chair. She began to doze off. Wesley called Angel to tell him what happened.

"Hello, Angel? Yea. They've gotten worse. She just have a vision, I think. I found her on the floor, moaning. She missed her meeting. Right. Okay see you in a few minutes" Wesley hung up the phone and minded back to Fred. When Angel; arrived a few minutes later, Fred began to wake up. "Fred?" Wesley said gently as he and Angel approached her.

She looked up at them and put her hand to her head.

"Do you remember what you saw?" Angel asked.

"Yea, um . . I saw you, and Wesley. You were glowing. Something was happening to you. But I don't think it was bad" she explained.

"Glowing?" Angel questioned. Fred nodded her head and then laid back down.

"Angel. Let her rest now, the after effects of her visions are getting worse" Wesley explained. Angel began to head for the door. Wesley followed him out.

"obviously this vision is very important and the powers want us to know how important it is" Wesley said.

"Yea, well, I don't think you guys can doing much of anything for me right now, but call if Fred remembers anything else" Angel said as he left and proceeded to his office. Wesley knew Angel was discouraged, but he needed to figure out what was going to happen to him and when. Wesley entered his office again. He knew Fred had a tough day already. He decided to take her home even though it was early. He lifted Fred from the chair and started for the car. He drove her home and let her sleep.

Angel knew there was nothing else he could do at the office. He was tired anyway and worried so that didn't help. He decided to head home as well. He gatherd his things and left for the Hyperion. He kept the hotel, for a place to live and incase Wolfram and Hart didn't work out. He slowly dragged himself to his room. He plopped down on his bed and fell asleep. In the middle of the night Angel woke. He sat up with as a pain washed over him. He stood but then fell to his knees.

"Oh, God, no" he said closing his eyes. "I didn't do anything" he screamed as he doubled over. He reached for his phone and dialed Wesley's number.

Wesley woke to the phone ringing. He rolled over and answered it.

"Hello" he mumbled. "Angel?" he said as he sat up. "What's wrong?" he asked sitting up more and turning on the lamp next to him. "Yes, I'll be right there" he said. He turned over to see Fred sitting up rubbing her eyes.

"What's happening?" she asked a little dazed.

"Angel needs to see me" he aid getting up. "Something happening to him.

"Oh, should I come?" she asked.

"If you'd like" he said pulled on a pair of jeans and a sweater. Fred stood pulled on a sweatshirt and slip on shoes. They headed out. Fred almost fell asleep on the drive there was reluctantly stayed awake. Wesley pulled up in front of the Hyperion and he and Fred rushed in. "Angel" he called, heading to his room.

"I'm in here" Angel said from his room. Wesley went in to see his on the floor. "What's happening to me?" he asked.

"I don't know maybe-" Wesley began as light came off of Angel. Angel looked up to the ceiling he began to rise. Fred and Wesley stood and watched in awe. Then he dropped to the ground with a thud. Wesley knelt next to his friend. Angel looked up at him.

"I feel, warm" he said. Color came to his face. Angel put his hand to his chest. "I feel a heart beat, I . . " he began as he smiled.

"Angel, do you think you're" Wesley began.

"I . . .am. And I'm hungry, but this feels so . . .so . . .cool" he said smiling more.

"Well, this is exciting, but how can we be sure it will las-" he began but Angel cut him off.

"Uh-oh" he said.

"What?" Wesley asked.

"The last time this happened I had to give it up to help people" he said.

"But. . .last time?" Fred questioned.

"He became human before by the power of a demon's blood, but then asled to be changed back" Wesley explained.

"I won't be able to help people" Angel said. Then he stood. He looked around for something heavy. He spotted a chest full of heavy weapons and books in the corner. He walked over and lifted it up no problem. "Why do I still have my strength?" he asked. Wesley was about to say his theory when Fred spoke.

"It's art of your reward" she said, her eyes closed. "The powers made you human, but you remain with vampire strength and senses so you can help more people" she said as she opened her eyes.

"How did you. . . ?" Wesley asked turning to her.

"I'm physic, remember. And I think it was part of the vision" she said.

"This is great" Wesley said.

"Great, this is awesome" Angel said. "I'm human and I can still help people" he said smiling.

"Well, of course the powers wouldn't let you lose connection with them and give me a break with the visions" she said. Angel felt bad, that Fred would still receive painful visions but he couldn't stop smiling. Fred had to smile too, she'd never seen him so happy.

"So, where do we go from here?" Wesley asked.

Angel looked up at Wesley and just gave a small smile, answering his question. They would go out and fight the fight and save people in need of their help.

The End

My future fan fictions, will still be a vampire. This was just an idea I had. The next fan fiction, will probably pertain to season 5. Thanks for the reviews!